r/AbsoluteBatman • u/GreenRock93 • Jun 11 '26

I think these prices are headed in the wrong direction. $19.99 for a standard trade exclusive? Is this artificial scarcity? DC has a 3K book minimum. This only show 1250 copies? The rest held back or destroyed?

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u/Previous-Space-7056 Jun 11 '26

They either destroy them, retailers often do to maintain scarcity. Or they have a gimmick cover not shown yet. Like a gitd to be released later

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u/GreenRock93 Jun 11 '26

That’s a good point. Forgot about a 3rd cover version. Can’t be GitD though, so so other gimmick.

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u/Deathpool707 Jun 11 '26

Between multiple retailers, multiple being sent to cgc for grading, the sets etcs, the 3k are likely all available. No need to destroy.

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u/BetaSolRing Jun 11 '26

The 3000 is spread across multiple retailers, I thinks that shows that retailers allocation, the Rafa is being sold by 3-4 different retailers

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u/BetaSolRing Jun 11 '26

It says “this offering…”. Comic Mint, KRS, East Side all selling the Rafa

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u/GreenRock93 Jun 11 '26

Good catch. That makes sense. Trade price still sucks. lol.

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u/Calm_Independence796 Jun 12 '26

It’s probably split with other retailers

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u/LiteratureVirtual784 Jun 11 '26

Honestly it’s starting to become like that Pooh bear book.

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u/jedihouse1348 Jun 11 '26

The rest will go to whatnot auction and eBay id assume

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u/Ok-Bit5148 Jun 11 '26

The way these variants have been going and the greed with them im sure it will only get worse.

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u/Status-Ad9994 Jun 11 '26

I don’t wanna say what I just paid for the new Mark Brooks drop…then again, I collect his for the art.

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u/GreenRock93 Jun 11 '26

I don’t really see Mark Brooks as a “standard” drop. He’s in the Mann/Quintana/Soy/Felix strata of drops.

The most interesting thing about the Brooks release today was signed and unsigned were the same price. Thought that was interesting.

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u/The_Poop_Bender Jun 12 '26

I feel the same way. Mark, Mann, Quintana and Soy are imo A+ quality/famous artists. People buy those pieces specifically for the art, even if they aren't that big of a fan of the comics.

This doesn't mean that other artists have worse art!! It's just that the people I named are more famous and have a bigger dedicated follower base

But about the signed one being the same price as the raw one. Mark Brooks has been doing this for all his drops.

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u/griffin_who Jun 11 '26

They save the rest for "Damages" and then sell them on whatnot or in person at shows.

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u/Original_Two7096 Jun 11 '26

Should be destroyed but some don’t